Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-05-19

Dak., OF the mystery OF the disappearance
| of Farmer Hartwig near Richardson few
weeks ago. Suspicion falls on Dietrich who
| was last with him. 1t is said Dietrich ad-
vised Hartwig to take all his money with
| him before they set out on the trip together
Furthermore Dietrich, who was very poor
all winter, has just bought carload of
| lumber.
! Department Commander Griffin is
about to issue general call upon the Grand
Army posts to contribute to fund for the
establishment of a Wisconsin soldiers home
under the auspieces of the Grand Army in
that state. Posts are TO chose their own
methods of raising funds. Contributions
are to be sent in as early as possible. The
| home will doubtless be located at Milwau-
| kee.
The report has been received at St.
Paul, Mimi, of the death at Plattsmouth,
Neb., Of D. Martin, of inflamatory rheu-
matism. Martin was recently tried for and
acquitted Of the murder of Buck Moore at
the Minnesota stock yards, and it is said
trial. SO wore upon him that the disease of
which he died was tae natural result.
The Minnesota State Commission to
relocate the State Reform school, at ses-
sion at st. Paul, Thursday. decided upon
| Red Wing for the future homo Of tho in
| stitution. Five ballots were had and upon
the last one the vote stood, Red Wing s.;
| Farmington 8: Hastings l. The Reform
School property at st. Paul is valued ut
S350,0O0.
The station building of the Manitoba
& Northwestern at Minnedosa, was struck
by lightning during the thunder storm
Monday night. Station Agent Chandler
was asleep with his wife and children in the
upper story. When he awoke the building
was in flames. They all narrowly escaped
cremation. The fire cut of telegraph COM
mUnication with the town.
For two or three days prior to the
rain OF the 18th, pretty extensive and des-
tructive fires prevailed along the line of the
| Mp. r. R., and Mississippi river northeast of
Brainerd, Mimi, several townships being
| burned over, settlers losing some stock and
| buildings, the greatest damage being, how
ever to standing and cut timber. The rain
| quenched the fires
At Owatonna, Mimi, Monday
afternoon, as the funeral procession which
was following the remains of Mrs viii
Hankerson and child to Forest Hill
cemetery was descending the steep hill near
the cemetery, the carriage in which were
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester McNitt was run
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seriously injuring the occupants. The
physicians regard the injuries of both as
very serious.
| at Sioux F lis, Oak, May II. five
year-old son of Sheriff John Sundback was
drowned. The child was playing about the
| Jail yard and feb into pool of water in an
adjoining lot where rock had been quarried
by the penitentiary laborers. The water
| was ten feet deep. Mr. Sundback was alb
sent in Washington Territory after q
| prisoner.
John Mccormack, of Maple Plain,
Mimi, aged SO, started Monday morning to
walk on the railroad track to long Lake,
five miles distant, and when near Long Lake
and while crossing a bridge, he was struck
| by freight train coming towards him and
knocked off the bridge. The freight stopped
and picked him up but he died shortly after
| wards.
An Indian named Yankton was ma
liciously shot about seven miles from Delora
in station on the southwestern branch of
the Canadian Pacific railway by another
Indian. Reseve, where the deed took place,
is near the international boundary to Da-
kota. The provisional police are investi-
eating the case. The murderer was arrested.
The New York Financial Chronicle
says that Messss. Morton, Rose g. Co.. of
London are receiving applications for
S5,c00,0oO, part of an authorized issue of
S9,5Ou,O ,OOO first mortgage per cent. bonds
OF the minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie a.
Atlantic Railway company, at the price of
el90 per 81, 900 bond
The Ramsey County Grand Jury
found indictments for manslaughter in the
first degree against Charles and Bertha
Hegener of Minneapolis, for the killing of
a man at st. Paul. They were bro1gbt
before Judge Wilkin, Tuesday, and gave
bail in $1,000 to appear for trial, having first
plead not gully.
At the last board of trade meeting at
Austin, Mimi, arrangements were com
pleted for the final survey from Rochester
to Austin Of the Duluth, Red Wing &.
Southern railroad. As soon as the survey
is completed there will be meeting of the
directors OF the road. The city council will
pay for the survey.
The last trail of the Bottineau branch
of the Manitoba road was laid May II and
1t is expected the line will be omen for
| traffic next week. The line runs from Rup.
by junction forty miles northwest to Bot
tineau, and opens up to settlement the rich
district west and south of the Turtle noun.
tain region.
| at Lanesboro, Mimi, on Wednes-
day an eight year old son of Ole o. Running
living on farm with his parents dropped n
loaded revolver which he had found in a
drawer on the floor, dischargipg the weap-
on. The ball entered the brain of two
year old brother, killing him instantly.
Three fires occurred at Minneapolis.
Mimi, during the night of the 18th, two of
them being of minor consequence and the
third involving the destruction of the Cedar
| Lake shops OF the Minneapolis and st. Louis
railroad, that loss amounting to ST5, 1000. The
other losses are stated at s., 900.
Mrs. Christina johnson was fatally
burned in boarding house at Minneapolis.
Mimi, on the 18th. The room occupied bv
herself and husband was set on fire by the
overturning of a lamp during a QUARREL.
both being intoxicated. The man was also
burned but not fatally.
On the 11th, Pierre, Oak, voted
s25,ooo in bonds to aid the Duluth Pierre &
Black Hills railroad. President Hill, of the
pected the road will reach Pierre from
Aberdeen by December. There were no
opposition votes.
P. B. Groat, immigration agent of
the Northern Pacific r. R, at St. Paul,
Mimi, will sail for Europe next Wednesday
to take charge Of the exhibition of North.
western products to be made at the Amer
iean exposition in London, by tho Northern
Forest fires at Munsing, Autrian,
Forest City, Nestoria, Three Lakes and
SeEaunei, Mich. and Wausaukec, Wis,